Cannabis retail insights, platform updates, and delivery business guides.
Shopify prohibits cannabis, payment processors are unreliable, delivery zones aren't natively supported, and account termination is always a risk. Cannabis delivery needs a platform built for cannabis, not retrofitted to it.
WordPress is free the way a puppy is free. The software costs nothing, but you'll spend real money on hosting, plugins, custom development, and maintenance. Here's what a cannabis delivery site really costs on WordPress, and why DabDash is the better bet.
Onro is competent delivery software. But cannabis delivery needs more than logistics—it needs a storefront, inventory, and delivery all working together. DabDash is purpose-built for that. Onro is not.
Dispense builds a genuinely strong SEO storefront for cannabis dispensaries. But it still requires a separate POS and Onfleet for delivery dispatch. Here is what that three-tool stack costs compared to one platform that does all three.
IndicaOnline was built in 2011 for medical dispensaries. If you run a delivery-first recreational operation today, you're inheriting fifteen years of patient-management architecture you never needed — and an iframe menu Google can't read.
Sweed bets on loyalty automation — SMS campaigns, reward points, and re-engagement sequences. Those tools are genuinely powerful, but only after you have customers to retain. For delivery operators still growing their list, organic search visibility comes first. Here is why DabDash builds that foundation instead.
Meadow built its platform for California dispensaries running retail and delivery together. If your operation is delivery-first — or outside California — you may be paying for a POS, hardware, and compliance tooling you will never use.
Blaze added delivery to a retail POS. DabDash built delivery from the start. Here is what that difference actually costs a delivery-first cannabis operator in time, money, and complexity.
Leafly built the internet's best cannabis strain encyclopedia — but paying for a Leafly listing means renting visibility in someone else's library. Here's what delivery-first operators need to know about building a brand customers return to.
Every order through Weedmaps is a customer you don't own, a Google ranking that goes to their domain, and a monthly fee that builds their platform. Here's what owning your storefront actually looks like.
Flowhub is a compliance-first retail POS built for multi-location dispensaries. For a delivery-only operator, you pay for retail infrastructure you will never use — then add Onfleet on top for delivery. Here is what the real cost looks like, and what a delivery-first alternative actually offers.
Treez is enterprise retail software built for multi-state operators with dozens of locations. If you run a cannabis delivery business, here is what that means for your operation — and what a delivery-first alternative looks like.
